Review on the reliability mechanisms of SiC power MOSFETs: A comparison between planar-gate and trench-gate structures

J Wei, Z Wei, H Fu, J Cao, T Wu, J Sun… - … on Power Electronics, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To clarify the current research situation and offer a better understanding of the reliability for
silicon carbide (SiC) power metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (mosfet s), a …

Degradation of SiC MOSFETs under high-bias switching events

JP Kozak, R Zhang, J Liu, KDT Ngo… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Evaluating the robustness of power semiconductor devices is key for their adoption into
power electronics applications. Recent static acceleration tests have revealed that SiC metal …

Split-output hybrid active neutral-point-clamped converter for MV applications

S Belkhode, A Shukla, S Doolla - IEEE Journal of Emerging and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The higher cost of silicon carbide (SiC) devices is a limiting factor for their utilization in
power electronic applications. This has led to the development of hybrid topologies by …

Mitigating gate oscillations of parallel SiC MOSFETs for enhanced performance in DC solid-state circuit breaker

X Wu, Y Wu, Y Wu, M Rong, C Tao… - IEEE Journal of …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Solid-state circuit breaker (SSCB) is emerging as a new solution for dc distribution network
fault protection due to its ultrafast operation speed and long lifetime. Silicon-carbide-based …

Evaluation of VTH and RON Drifts during Switch-Mode Operation in Packaged SiC MOSFETs

M Cioni, A Bertacchini, A Mucci, N Zagni, G Verzellesi… - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we investigate the evolution of threshold voltage (V TH) and on-resistance (R
ON) drifts in the silicon carbide (SiC) power metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect …

Understanding the degradation of 1.2-kV planar-gate SiC MOSFETs under repetitive over-load current stress

H Yu, S Liang, J Wang, X Jiang, B Wang… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Silicon carbide (SiC) metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) has
superior performances in terms of high switching frequency and low power loss, but its …

Investigation on Gate Oxide Degradation of SiC MOSFET in Switching Operation

Y Cai, P Sun, C Chen, Y Zhang, Z Zhao… - … on Power Electronics, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Gate oxide degradation under dynamic gate stress has been demonstrated as a reliability
issue for SiC MOSFETs recently. Investigating the influence of dynamic drain-source voltage …

Degradation of 650 V SiC double-trench MOSFETs under repetitive overcurrent switching stress

L Wang, Y Jia, X Zhou, Y Zhao, D Hu, Y Wu… - Microelectronics …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, the ruggedness of 650 V SiC double–trench MOSFETs (DT-MOS) under
repetitive overcurrent switching stress was evaluated and investigated experimentally. The …

Investigation of Inrush Current Induced Trench Gate Degradation inside SiC MOSFET by New Fowler-Nordheim Localization Methodology

H Zhao, X Li, Y Wu, R Yang, Q Lou, L Li… - … on Power Electronics, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter, an inrush current degradation mechanism of trench gate inside silicon carbide
(SiC) metal-oxide-semiconductor-field-effect transistor (Mosfet) is investigated in depth …

Modeling avalanche induced degradation for 4H-SiC power MOSFETs

J Wei, S Liu, X Zhang, W Sun… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter, a model that predicates the degradation of 4H-SiC power metal-oxide-
semiconductor field-effect transistors under repetitive avalanche stress is proposed. Since …